Efesiana 3
1 Izay ty maha mpirohi’ Iesoà Norizañey ahy, Paoly, ty ama’ areo kilakila ondatio;
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus, the Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles –
2 naho toe jinanji’ areo i famandroñam-palalàn’ Añahare natolots’ ahy ho anahareoy,
For you have heard, I suppose, of the responsible charge with which God entrusted me for your benefit,
3 ie nentoeñe le nampahafohineñe i raha mietakey (i sinokiko bòry teoy,
and also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you.
4 ie vakie’ areo, ro mete maharendreke ty nioniko amy mietake amy Norizañeiy),
And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ.
5 ze tsy nampaharendreheñe o ana’ ondatio amo sa ila’eo, manahake ty androrota’ i Arofoy aze henaneo amo Firàhe’e naho mpitoki’e miavakeo,
In former generations it was not made known to humanity, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the apostles and prophets among Christ’s people –
6 t’ie mpitrao-dova naho mpirimboñe amy fañòvay naho mpiharo amy fampitamà’e amy Iesoà Norizañeiy añamy talili-soay o kilakila ondatio.
That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the good news, the Gentiles are coheirs with us and members of one body, and that they share with us in God’s Promise.
7 i nanoañe ahy mpitoro’ey amy falalàn-kasoan’ Añahare natolotse ahy ami’ty fitoloñan-kaozara’ey,
Of this good news I become an assistant, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power –
8 eka, zaho, tsitso’e amo noro’e iabio, ty nitolorañe ty hitaroñe amo kilakila ondatio ty vara’ i Norizañey tsi-añ’ohatsey,
Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ’s people, was this charge entrusted! – to tell the Gentiles the good news of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,
9 hampalangesañe ty fitraofan-kina mietake, fa nikafitse haehae aman’ Añahare Andrianamboatse ze he’e añamy Iesoa Norizañey; (aiōn g165)
and to make clear what is God’s way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things; (aiōn g165)
10 le o Fivorio ro haharofoana’ o fifeheañe naho haozarañe andindìñeo henaneo, ty haliforan-kihin’ Añahare,
so that now to the archangels and to all the powers on high should be made known, through the church, the all-embracing wisdom of God,
in accordance with that purpose which runs through all the ages and which he has now accomplished in Jesus, the Christ, our Master. (aiōn g165)
12 ie naho i figahiña’ey ro hahavanian-tika hañarìne aze am-patokisañe.
And in union with him, and through our trust in him, we find courage to approach God with confidence.
13 Aa le ihalaliako te tsy ho monjetse amo faloviloviako ho anahareoo, ie toe ho ami’ty enge’areo.
Therefore I beg you not to be disheartened at the sufferings that I am undergoing for your sakes; for they redound to your honour.
14 Izay ty itongalefako aman-dRae,
For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father –
15 boak' ama'e ty fitokavañe ze hene hasavereñañe andindìñe añe naho an-tane atoy tahinañe,
from whom all “fatherhood” in heaven and on earth derives its name –
16 hanolora’e anahareo amo varam-bolonahe’eo ty hafatraran-troke naho haozarañe amy Arofo’ey,
and pray that, in proportion to the wealth of his glory, he will strengthen you with his power by breathing his Spirit into your inmost soul,
17 le fatokisañe ty hahafimoneña’ i Norizañey añ’arofo’areo ao; ie mivahatse naho mioreñe am-pikokoañe,
so that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; and I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ’s people,
18 hampaharendreha’ areo naho o noro’e iabio, ty ampohe’e naho ty halava’e naho ty halale’e vaho ty haabo’e,
have the power to comprehend in all its width and length and height and depth,
19 hahafohina’ areo i fikokoa’ i Norizañey tsy takam-paharendrehañey soa t’ie ho pèa’ ty haporean’ Añahare.
and to understand – though it surpasses all understanding – the love of the Christ; and so be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Aa. ho amy mahafonitse loho maro te amo ihalaliañe naho itsakorean-tikañeoy, ie mitoloñe aman-tika i haozara’ey,
To him who, through his power which is at work within us, is able to do far more than anything that we can ask or conceive –
